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FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... good quality advice and the remaining 58% were adequate. Peter Kell, ASIC commissioner, said a challenging aspect of our research, both for ASIC and for your industry, was that many consumers were not well equipped to assess the quality of advice they ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... intent expressed in mandate agreements and fund reporting." Duncan Paterson, CAER, chief executive officer said while ESG research providers have been working directly with clients on these issues for sometime, the GBST/CAER offering is novel in its ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges', the company argues that this is ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... some of the drivers and interest seen from overseas groups; this is likely to continue into 2012, said Chris Freeman, research manager for Charter Hall Group.

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... end March 2012. This is up slightly from 0.26% at end February, -0.4% at end January and 1.7% at end December, revealed research conducted by Rainmaker, SelectingSuper's research partner. Three year returns are much higher still at 8.61% pa while 10 ...

Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... sales and operational teams of Life & Investments in March this year. Tim Meggitt, formerly head of key accounts and research has taken a new role as head of distribution strategies and research. In this role he will continue responsibility for overseeing ...

MLC: Seniors more engaged online

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
Seniors are more likely to engage with their superannuation fund online, according to new research from MLC. Clients aged between sixty and seventy are more likely to check their superannuation account online at least once every six months, despite ...

Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Research commissioned by KPMG International and AIMA on the global hedge fund industry has found that funds have significantly outperformed equities, bonds and commodities over the past 17 years. The study, conducted by the Centre For Hedge Fund Research ...

Governance Australia's best export to Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... asset management as a platform for a sophisticated financial services sector. Cerulli Associates have just released a research report saying that Asia's asset management industries can learn much by observing how Australia built a thriving sector supported ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Super fund members run the risk of being given the wrong information about the performance of their funds, according to a recent analysis by the Actuaries Institute. Recommendations, prepared for the actuarial profession and financial regulators, outline ...